Ryan Smith

Nevada’s 2015 World Languages Teacher of the Year, NADSFL 2018 Supervisor of the Year

A former teacher of Spanish and a WL/CTE/AVID Program Coordinator, Ryan Smith is currently the Assistant Principal of Vaughn Middle School in Reno, Nevada. Ryan is also the Past President of PLAN (Professional Language Association of Nevada), Nevada’s 2015 World Languages Teacher of the Year, and most recently NADSFL 2018 Supervisor of the Year.

Ryan advocated for the Seal of Biliteracy in Nevada, led the statewide implementation of the Seal, and served on the committee to rewrite the Nevada Academic Content Standards for World Languages. Ryan is extremely involved in world languages on a local, regional, and national level. He is an active member of NADSFL, ACTFL, and SWCOLT, and was a member of LILL Cohort 1. Most recently, Ryan co-authored the AP Spanish textbook, ¡Qué Chévere 4! (EMC Publishing, 2020) and remains an active participant of LILL by creating and facilitating the annual summer leadership institute.

World languages as a vehicle to college and career readiness

In this session, participants will explore how to leverage world language curriculum to support college and career readiness. One focus of this session will be industry certifications, such as the Seal of Biliteracy.

This presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on December 2nd during Global CRED. Register for Global CRED below, it’s quick easy and free!